Monday, 11 August 2014

Spotted this phone box on a nice sunny day. Had two guys rolling carpets beside it. Think it's a regular occurrence, seeing as it's right by a carpet shop. The corner the phone box stands on is very busy as there's an important station right around the other side of it. Great for rush hour calling.

Thursday, 7 August 2014

Coming straight out of the arrivals gate you'll see this first row of awesome Japanese payphone. I pictured this tourist take a few trials in using one. He did eventually make his call and demonstrates that payphones are at least still needed in airports. I never worked out the public numbers to dial into these payphones despite seeing numbers on some information cards. If anyone knows how to decipher these and figure out the numbers, please let me know.

Tuesday, 21 January 2014

A pair of public payphones within the old airports departures
building. Phone rang nice'n loud. The building has since been
redeveloped and I'm not sure where this payphone now features. But
it's worth giving a go. Let me know in the comments section what
happens.

Saturday, 18 January 2014

I visited Boston today and found these guys. They're on the corner of Parker & Tremont, near Boston Common. Standing in Old America They work really well, despite the damage to the signs on the top of 4 of them. That's pretty much it, they stand side by side; waiting for people to pick them up.

This phone doesn't even need to be here. The desk in the front lets people call anyone for free for however long they want. Also, the coin slot is covered with blue painters' tape, to ensure that people don't use it. There's a faint dial tone, and the number on it refuses to work. But it's cool.

It's at Minute Man National Park in Concord, Massachusetts, in the visitors center in the middle of one of the trails.

It's a sad payphone life. Hanging there, barely working, with no real reason for anyone to use it.